Cuba's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Cuba has 6 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 20.0% from 5 in 2020. That places Cuba 100th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 4 places. Academia de Ciencias de Cuba has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas (1).
Scientists in Cuba on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 20% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | +33.3% | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +25.0% | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | -20.0% | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +50.0% | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37 | +516.7% | 19 | +216.7% |
Institutes in Cuba
By number of listed scientists
All 6 scientists
| Rank in Cuba | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37,853 | Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri | Microbiology | Rank 933 | |
| 2 | 61,407 | Food Industry Research Institute | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 191 | |
| 3 | 74,978 |
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Instituto de Cardiologia y Cirugia Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 2,583 |
| 4 | 77,865 | Ciénaga De Zapata National Park | Nursing | Rank 160 | |
| 5 | 96,046 | Academia de Ciencias de Cuba | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,691 | |
| 6 | 221,476 |
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Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,314 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Cuba are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
4 scientists affiliated with Cuba are on the 2021 single-year list, and 6 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Cuba has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, Academia de Ciencias de Cuba has the most listed scientists from Cuba, with 1. It is followed by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Cuba changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Cuba went from 5 scientists in 2020 to 6 in 2021, a change of +20.0%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.